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Henry Bower was transported on the Sugar Cane, departing 12th Apr 1792 and arriving 17th Sep 1793 with 102 passengers.
Sugar Cane, was a 403 burthen ton merchantman and convict ship that was dispatched in 1793 from Ireland to Australia. She was launched in 1786 upon the Thames River. Under the command of Thomas Musgrave, she sailed from Cork, Ireland, on 12 April 1793, with 110 male and 50 female convicts. During the voyage a mutiny by the convicts was put down and a convict executed. She arrived at Port Jackson, New South Wales on the 17 September 1793. The Sugar Cane left Port Jackson for Bengal in late 1793.
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| Primary Source | NSW Gov Convict Records./ Freemans Journal (Dublin), 21 July 1792 p.4 |
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Before Henry Bower, aged 34, was transported from Ireland in 1793 for 7 years, per the ship "Sugar Cane", he also suffered two additional punishments for his crime of uttering and perjury: Freemans Journal (Dublin), Saturday 21 July 1792 p.4 "Commission Intelligence "Henry BOWGER, [sic] who was found guilty of uttering two forged deeds, and also of perjury, was ordered to be: * imprisoned six months, and * to be twice put upon the pillory and * transported for seven years."
Bower Henry 34 Sugar Cane (1793) 1792 Dublin 7 1759 Uttering forged deeds Trial details available